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This Week in Logistics News (November 4 – 10)

Logistics Viewpoints

Warehouse break-ins, accounting scams, and oil tampering are on the rise in the olive growing regions of Greece, Spain, and Italy. Spanish police have said they recently retrieved 91 tons of stolen olives, and in February, six people were arrested in southern Greece for the theft of eight tons of olive oil. billion as U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 7 – 13)

Logistics Viewpoints

degrees Fahrenheit, in Greece on July 10, 1977. And now on this week’s logistics news. And in the last piece of Amazon-related logistics news, the company’s drone delivery dream may be in jeopardy. The post This Week in Logistics News (August 7 – 13) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Complex costs of transportation

Supply Chain Movement

By consolidating at the source, several shipments can be combined into one, thereby reducing the number of shipments even before the shipments arrive at the Logistics Service Provider (LSP). A TMS with inventory allocation enables shippers to monitor shipments down to the package level. Falkland Islands (Malvinas). Faroe Islands.

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Then to Now: 90 Years of Logistics History

3PL Insights

As of 2019, Evans Distribution Systems has been in business, providing logistics solutions for 90 years. The Beginning: The history of logistics actually begins in ancient Greece and was used to transport military goods during wars. Big Changes: As the company grew over the years so did the technological advances for logistics.